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  • Luke 3:4
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 4 just as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of Jehovah!* Make his roads straight.+

  • Luke 3:4
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 4 ὡς as γέγραπται it has been written ἐν in βίβλῳ book λόγων of words Ἠσαίου of Isaiah τοῦ the προφήτου prophet Φωνὴ Voice βοῶντος of (one) calling out ἐν in τῇ the ἐρήμῳ desolate [place] Ἑτοιμάσατε Make YOU ready τὴν the ὁδὸν way Κυρίου, of Lord, εὐθείας straight ποιεῖτε be YOU making τὰς the τρίβους roads αὐτοῦ. of him.

  • Luke 3:4
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 4 just as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “Listen! Someone is crying out in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of Jehovah,* YOU people, make his roads straight.+

  • Luke 3:4
    The Bible in Living English
    • 4 as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah “The voice of one calling out in the wilderness ‘Get ready the Lord’s road, make his thoroughfares straight;

  • Luke 3:4
    American Standard Version
    • 4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

  • Luke 3:4
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 4 as it is written in the book of the discourses of Isaiah the prophet:—A voice of one crying aloud! In the desert prepare ye the way of the Lord, Straight be making his paths;

  • Luke 3:4
    King James Version
    • 4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • Luke
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 3:4 ip-1 399-401

  • Luke
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 3:4 w73 274; w68 298; w66 4; w65 696; bf 406; w49 52

  • Luke
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 3:4

      Isaiah’s Prophecy I, pp. 399-401

  • Luke Study Notes—Chapter 3
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 3:4

      Jehovah: At Isa 40:3, quoted here, the divine name, represented by four Hebrew consonants (transliterated YHWH), occurs in the original Hebrew text. (See App. C.) Luke applies this prophecy to John the Baptist. John would prepare the way of Jehovah in that he would be the forerunner of Jesus, who would represent his Father and come in his Father’s name. (Joh 5:43; 8:29) In the apostle John’s Gospel, John the Baptist applies this prophecy to himself.​—Joh 1:23.

      Make his roads straight: See study note on Mt 3:3.

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